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Structured Query Language (SQL)

Explore the fundamentals of Structured Query Language (SQL) and understand how to create, manipulate, and retrieve data in relational databases. This lesson covers essential SQL commands like CREATE, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE, enabling you to effectively manage database information.

What is SQL?

SQL is Structured Query Language, which is a computer language for storing, manipulating and retrieving data in a relational database.

SQL is the standard language for a relational database system. All the Relational Database Management Systems (RDMS) like MySQL, MS Access, Oracle, and SQL Server use SQL as their standard database language.

A brief history of SQL

SQL was initially developed by IBM in the early 1970s. The initial ...